Artists, by definition, take their private lives into public spaces. Public spaces are terrifying because they tend to attract the public. Once the lights go up, that public - unerring, unforgiving, unknown - becomes a jury. Meanwhile, the artist awaits the verdict, worrying she is too light or dark-skinned, too unrefined or educated, too green or dated - a thousand ways of not being good enough.
How to Train Your Dragon continues to breathe fire at the box office, while newer releases are mostly blowing smoke. The DreamWorks Animation adventure took in US$15 million to reclaim the number one spot in its fifth weekend of release.
Sheila Hylton was juggling careers as a flight attendant and reggae singer in 1980 when she stepped into a London record store and bought a copy of The Police album, Reggatta de Blanc, which included the song The Bed's Too Big Without You.
Worrell King of King of Kings Promotions, which stages Western Consciousness annually, was in a good mood when he spoke at the launch of Western Consciousness 2010 last Thursday evening.
Montego Bay seemed like the place to be last week. GraceKennedy Financial Centre was officially opened in the resort city last Thursday and then a fab wedding yesterday. And there were happenings in the Corporate Area to boot.
A much-anticipated documentary about former New York governor Eliot Spitzer premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival last Saturday.